Global Patent Index - EP 1998851 B1

EP 1998851 B1 20131120 - FEEDTHROUGH CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE

Title (en)

FEEDTHROUGH CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE

Title (de)

DURCHFÜHRUNGSSTECKVERBINDER FÜR EINE IMPLANTIERBARE VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

CONNECTEUR D'INTERFACE POUR DISPOSITIF IMPLANTABLE

Publication

EP 1998851 B1 20131120 (EN)

Application

EP 07758308 A 20070312

Priority

  • US 2007063749 W 20070312
  • US 27804706 A 20060330

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2007239222A1] An implantable device includes a header, a pulse generator housing, one or more electrical connectors connected to the header, and a feedthrough assembly mounted to the pulse generator housing. The feedthrough assembly includes a nonconductive base having one or more holes therethrough, the feedthrough assembly further including one or more feedthrough pins, each feedthrough pin extending through one of the holes, each feedthrough pin including a pin body and an upper contact surface for connecting to one or more of the electrical connectors, the upper contact surface having a larger surface area than a cross-sectional area of the pin body.

IPC 8 full level

A61N 1/375 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61N 1/3754 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2007239222 A1 20071011; US 8326425 B2 20121204; EP 1998851 A2 20081210; EP 1998851 B1 20131120; JP 2009532105 A 20090910; JP 5179469 B2 20130410; WO 2007117812 A2 20071018; WO 2007117812 A3 20071129

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 27804706 A 20060330; EP 07758308 A 20070312; JP 2009503127 A 20070312; US 2007063749 W 20070312